Sinfonia antartica
Symphony in five movements by Ralph Vaughan William (1953) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the symphony by Peter Maxwell Davies and the composition by Nigel Westlake, see Symphony No. 8 (Davies) and Antarctica Suite.
Sinfonia antartica ("Antarctic Symphony") is the Italian title given by Ralph Vaughan Williams to his seventh symphony, first performed in 1953. It drew on incidental music the composer had written for the 1948 film Scott of the Antarctic.